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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________

FORM  10-K

Annual report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Fiscal year ended December 31, 1997                                    
        
   
GOVERNMENT TRUST M-1
(Exact name of Registrant as specified
in its governing instrument)

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation:
           New York
Commission File Number:
           33-31279
IRS Employer Identification No.:
           13-6938177

c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
Corporate Trustee Administration
450 West 33rd Street
New York, New York  10001
(212) 946-8608
_________________________
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal
executive offices )

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act :

Zero Coupon Certificates, Class M-1
( Title of Class )

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
 file such reports ) , and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes      X            No








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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS EXHIBITS

Semiannual Report as of May 15, 1997   Exhibit  B

Semiannual Report as of November 17, 1997    Exhibit  C

Annual Report as of December 31, 1997    Exhibit D    










































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Part  I

Item  1.   Business

                  Not Applicable .

Item  2.   Properties .

                  See list of assets set forth in Exhibit A.

Item  3.   Legal  Proceedings.

                  None

Item  4.   Submission  of  Matters to a Vote of  Security  Holders.

                  None

PART  II

Item  5.   Market  for  Registrant's  Common  Equity  and  Related
                  Stockholder Matters .

                  (a) Market  Information .
    
                  Certificates are not traded on any market or exchange.

                  (b) Holders .
                  
                  The number of registered holders for Zero Coupon
                  Certificates, Class  M-1 on December  31, 1997 was  10.

                  (c) Dividends .

                  $2,674,000.00 distributed to holders for Zero Coupon
                  Certificates, Class M-1on May 15, 1997.

                  $2,582,000.00 distributed to holders for Zero Coupon
                  Certificates, Class M-1 on November 17, 1997.

Item  6.        Selected  Financial  Data

                  Not  Applicable.








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Item  7.         Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
                   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations .

                   Not  Applicable.

Item  8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

                   Not  Applicable .

Item  9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                   and Financial Disclosure.

               Not Applicable.

PART  III

Item  10.          Directors and Executive Officers of  the Registrant.

                   Not  Applicable.

Item  11.          Executive  Compensation .

                   Not  Applicable.

Item  12 .         Security  Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
                   Management

                   (a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners.
_____________________________________________________________________________

(1) Title  of      (2)  Name  and        (3) Amount and     (4) Percent
 Class                  address              nature  of         of class
                        of  benefi-          Beneficial
                        cial  owner          ownership
______________________________________________________________________________

Zero  Coupon            Cede & Co.          $ 9,355,000          99.54%
Certificates,           P.O. Box 20          
Class  M-1            Bowling  Green  Station
                        New  York, NY   10004     
_______________________________________________________________________________

                     (b) Security  ownership of  management
        
                     Not  Applicable.

                     (c) Changes  in  control.

                     Not  Applicable.
    

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Item  13.        Certain  Relationships  and  Related  Transactions.

                 (a) Transactions  with  management  and  others.

                 Not  Applicable.

                 (b) Certain business relationships.

                 Not  Applicable .

                 (c) Indebtedness of management .

                 Not  Applicable .

                 (d) Transactions  with  promoters.

                 Not  Applicable .

PART  IV

Item  14.        Exhibits, Financial Schedules, Reports on Form 8-K.

                 (a) The following is a list of documents filed as part
                  of this report :

                 Exhibit                        Document
                   A                            List  of  Assets  held
                                                by  Trust  on
                                                December 31, 1997

                   B                            Semiannual Report
                                                as of May 15, 1997

                   C                            Semiannual Report as
                                                of November 17, 1997

                   D                            Annual Report as of
                                                December 31, 1997

                 (b) Not  applicable

                 (c) Not  applicable








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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of  Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Government Trust M-1
(Registrant)

By : ______Dennis Kildea________
           Assistant Vice President

Date :     March 31,  1998                     .

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the report has been signed below by the following 
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.


By : ______Marcus Gustafson__________________
           Vice President


Date :     March 31, 1998
                             

By : ______Dennis Kildea________
           Assistant Vice President


Date :     March 31, 1998                            .     

















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Exhibit  A

GOVERNMENT TRUST M-1

U. S. Government  Securities

Maturity                         Par  Amount                Coupon

May 15, 1998                            249,000                    0.0000
November 15, 1998                       240,000                    0.0000
May 15, 1999                            230,000                    0.0000
November 15, 1999                       221,000                    0.0000



The Kingdom of Morocco M-1 Notes

Principal  Amount                    Rate  of              
Outstanding                          Interest               Due Date

$ 8,468,437.01                        8.79730%              November 15, 1999





























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Exhibit B

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
450 West 33rd Street
New York , New York  10001

Trustee's Semiannual Report

To the Holders of

Government Trust M-1 Zero Coupon Certificates
( Moroccan FMS Refinancing )

           and

Defense Security Assistance Agency
The Pentagon
Washington , DC  20301-2800
Attention of the Comptroller,  DSAA


i. On May 15, 1997, the Certificate Payment Date, the aggregate amount
distributed to the Holders was $2,674,000.00.  The portion thereof allocable
to the principal and interest payments on the Related Note was $2,406,000.00
and to payments from the Securities Trust was $268,000.00.
    
ii. The aggregate Initial Amount of the Certificates issued by such Trust and  
    
remaining outstanding after such distribution is $11,980,000.00.

iii. The unpaid principal amount of the Related Note(s) following such
distribution is $ 10,585,546.27.

iv. The sum of the amount referred to in (i) above, plus the amount paid to
the Trustee in respect of the Trustee's fees and expenses was not less than
the sum of ninety percent (90%) of the amount required to have been paid by    
    
the Borrower on the Related Note(s) on the immediately preceding Note Payment
Date plus the payment received by the Trustee from the related Securities
Trust on the Certificate Payment Date. 

No Payment Default has occurred and is continuing since our previous report.

To the best of my knowledge and belief, this Semiannual Report is complete
and accurate.


By: __________________                                                         
                       
           Dennis Kildea
           Trust Officer


Report dated as of May 15, 1997
(Tax ID No. 13-6938177)
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Exhibit C

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
450 West 33rd Street
New York , New York  10001

Trustee's Semiannual Report

To the Holders of:
Government Trust M-1 Zero Coupon Certificates
( Moroccan FMS Refinancing )

           and

Defense Security Assistance Agency
The Pentagon
Washington , DC  20301-2800
Attention of the Comptroller,  DSAA

i. On November 17, 1997, the Certificate Payment Date, the aggregate amount
distributed to the Holders was $2,582,000.00.  The portions thereof allocable
to the principal and interest payments on the Related Note was $2,324,000.00
and to payments from the Securities Trust was $258,000.00.
    
ii. The aggregate Initial Amount of the Certificates issued by such Trust      
    
and remaining outstanding after such distribution is $9,398,000.00.

iii. The unpaid principal amount of the Related Note following such
distribution is $8,468,437.01.

iv. The sum of the amount referred to in (i) above, plus the amount paid to
the Trustee in respect of the Trustee's fees and expenses was not less than
the sum of ninety percent (90%) of the amount required to have been paid by    
    
the Borrower on the Related Note(s) on the immediately preceding Note Payment
Date plus the payment received by the Trustee from the related Securities
Trust in respect of such Certificate Payment Date. 

No Payment Default has occurred and is continuing since our previous report.

To the best of my knowledge and belief, this Semiannual Report is complete
and accurate.

All capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Declaration of Trust dated as of October 15, 1989.


By: __________________                                             
            Dennis Kildea
        Trust Officer

Report dated as of November 17, 1997
(Tax ID No. 13-6938177)


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Exhibit D

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
450  West  33rd  Street
New  York,  New  York   10001
Trustee's  Annual  Report

To  the  holders  of:
-  Government Trust M-1 Zero Coupon Certificates, Class M-1
    (Kingdom of Morocco FMS  Refinancing)
-  Defense  Security  Assistance  Agency
   The  Pentagon
   Washington,  D.C.   20301-2800
   Attention  of  the  Comptroller , DSAA

 i. During the year ending December 31, 1997, $5,256,000.00
was distributed to the holders of the Zero Coupon Certificates
and this amount is allocable as follows:

  a. 90% from interest and principal payments made on the Kingdom of Morocco
      Promissory Note on May 1, 1997 and November 3, 1997.
  b. 10% from the proceeds of maturities of United States Treasury Strips
      due May 15, 1997 and November 17, 1997.

ii. The aggregate Initial Amount of the Certificates issued by such Trust
and remaining outstanding after such distributions is $9,398,000.00.

iii. The unpaid principal amount of the Kingdom of Morocco Promissory
Note following  the  May  15, 1997 and  November 17, 1997 distributions        
    
is $8,468,437.01.

iv. The sum of the amount referred to in (i), above, plus the amount paid       
to the Trustee in respect of the Trustee's fees and expenses was not less
than the sum of ninety percent (90%) of the amount required to have been
paid by the Borrower on the Related Note(s) on the immediately preceding
Note Payment Dates plus the payment received by the Trustee from the Related
Securities Trust in respect of such Certificate Payment Dates.

Please be advised that no Payment Default has occurred and is continuing with
respect to the May 15, 1997 and November 17, 1997 Certificate Payment Dates.

There have been no payments under the Guaranty with respect to the  May 1,
1997 and November 3, 1997 Note Payment Dates next preceding the May 15,
1997 and November 17, 1997 Certificate Payment Dates.
To  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief, this Annual Report is complete
and accurate.  All capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned
to them in the Declaration of Trust dated as of October 15, 1989.

By ___________________________
        Dennis Kildea                      
        Assistant Vice President
Report dated as of December 31, 1997
Tax I.D. No. 13-6938177
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                REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Chase Manhattan Bank, Trustee
Government Trust M-1


We have audited the accompanying Distribution Report of Government Trust M-1
as of December 31, 1997 and for the year then ended.  This schedule is the
responsibility of the Trustee.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on this schedule based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Distribution Report is free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Distribution Report.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
schedule presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the Distribution Report referred to above presents fairly,
in all material respects, amounts distributed to certificate holders, the
aggregate initial amount of certificates outstanding, the unpaid principal
amount of the promissory note and funds compared with amounts distributed
from Government Trust M-1 at December 31, 1997 and for the year then ended,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                                      Ernst & Young LLP

March 5, 1998





















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DISTRIBUTION REPORT

GOVERNMENT TRUST M-1

As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 1997

     I. During the year ended December 31, 1997, $5,256,000 was distributed
        to the Holders of the Zero Coupon Certificates and this amount is
        allocable as follows:

            1. 90% from principal and interest payments made on the Kingdom
               Morocco Promissory Notes on May 1, 1997 and November 3, 1997.

            2. 10% from the proceeds of maturities of United States Treasury
               Strips due May 15, 1997 and November 15, 1997.

    II. The aggregate Initial Amount of Certificates issued by the Trust
        outstanding after the May 15, 1997 and November 17, 1997
        distributions is $9,398,000.00.

   III. The unpaid principal amount of the Kingdom of Morocco Promissory
        Notes following the May 15, 1997 and November 17, 1997 distributions
        is $8,468,437.01.

    IV. The amount in (I) above, together with the Trustee's fees and expenses
        equals the sum of 90% of the amounts paid by Morocco on the Notes on
        May 1, 1997 and November 3, 1997 and the payments received by the
        Trustee from the Securities Trust on May 15, 1997 and November 17,
        1997.

See notes to distribution report.





















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NOTES TO DISTRIBUTION REPORT

GOVERNMENT TRUST M-1

December 31, 1997

NOTE A--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION

Government Trust M-1 (the Trust) was formed in November 1989 by The Chase
Manhattan Bank (Successor to Chemical Bank), as Trustee, to issue Certificates
(see Note B), the proceeds of which were used to loan funds evidenced by the
Notes (see Note C) from the Kingdom of Morocco (Borrower) and to purchase
a beneficial interest in a government securities trust (Securities Trust),
for which The Chase Manhattan Bank also acts as Trustee.  The Trust was
created for the limited purpose of conducting transactions relating to the
Certificates, the Note and the Securities Trust.  All capitalized terms used
in the Distribution Report are as defined in the Declaration of Trust dated
as of October 15, 1989.

NOTE B--ZERO COUPON CERTIFICATES

The Trust issued Zero Coupon Certificates (the Certificates) with an aggregate
principal amount of $208,003,000.  Each Certificate represents an interest
in specific payments of principal and/or interest on the assets of the Trust.
The Holder of each of the Certificates is entitled to receive a single payment
on the date indicated in such Certificate.  The Trust is required to
distribute to the Certificate holders all funds held by the Trust, which
would consist of an amount equal to 90% of the principal and interest
required to be paid by the Borrower on the Related Note (see Note C), any
payments received with respect to the Guaranty (see Note C), and payments
from the related Securities Trust, less amounts paid to the Trustee for
periodic fees and expenses.  The government securities held for the benefit
of the Trust consist of U.S. Treasury Strips and are calculated to provide
the Trust on or before each Certificate Payment Date with funds equal to at
least 10% of the principal and/or interest payment due on the related Note
on the next preceding Note Payment Date.  The payments to the Holders of
the Certificates in the next two years are as follows:

     Maturity Date                              Aggregate Maturity
     of Series                                  Amount of Series

     May 15, 1998                               2,489,000
     November 15, 1998                          2,396,000
     May 15, 1999                               2,303,000
     November 15, 1999                          2,210,000
                                                __________
              Total                            $9,398,000





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NOTES TO DISTRIBUTION REPORT--Continued

GOVERNMENT TRUST M-1

NOTE C--PROMISSORY NOTES

One note, in the original principal amount of $116,365,281.46, with an
interest rate of 8.79730% was paid in full as of November 15, 1995.

On the second note, in the original principal amount of $42,342,185.17, with
an interest rate of 8.79730%, is payable by the Borrower semi-annually on
each Note Payment Date, which is the tenth business day before a Certificate
Payment Date (see Note B).  Principal on this note is payable in installments
for each of the next two years as follows:

      Payment Date                               Amount

      May 1998                                   2,117,109
      November 1998                              2,117,109
      May 1999                                   2,117,109
      November 1999                              2,117,110  
                                                __________
                     Total                      $8,468,437


The Borrower is required to remit to the Trust 100% of the amounts of
principal and interest due on the Note.  However, to the extent that these
payments from the Borrower and payments from the related Securities Trust,
less the amounts paid to the Trustee for periodic fees and expenses, exceed
the required Certificate Payment, the excess funds will be returned to the
Borrower semi-annually.  Should a draw be made on the Guaranty, any
excess funds would be remitted to the Defense Security Assistance Agency
of the Department of Defense.

The United States of America, acting through the Defense Security Assistance
Agency of the Department of Defense, has guaranteed the punctual payment
of 90% of all principal and interest due on the Notes.